Poultry fountain



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

POULTRY FOUNTAIN.

Application filed January 24, 1.927. Serial No. 163,191.

This invention relates to improvements in a poultry fountain of the ltype shown in patent to Ryon,v1,557,502, granted `October 13, 1925 for the purpose of improving the construction and operation of the poultry fountain shown therein and adapting it for use with other animals when desired. Provision is made for readily heating the water in the trough in order to prevent its freezing in cold Weather. Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings: l Figure 1 is a vertical Asection with parts in elevation through a fountain constituting the subject of theA present invention.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the device.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a watering trough to be connected to the fountain.

Figure 4 is a 'perspective view of an auX- iliary trough member to be used with a heating device.

Figure 5 is a. perspective view of a drinking cup which may be used instead of the trough.

` The fountain comprises an outer cylindrical shell 1, having a base 2 positioned therein 'considerably above the lower end vof the shell. ThisA provides a skirt 3 which rests upon the ground so that the space between the bottom 2 of the tank and the ground permits the placing of the trough at a proper level above the ground without the necessity of providing any additional support. An l inner cylindrical drum 4 of less diameter vrests upon the base 2 previously mentioned. A strap mem- 0 ber 5 of general U-shape has one leg provided with a bent over end 6 so that the strap and end 6 engage both sides Aof the wall. of the inner drum while the outer leg of the member 5 is held to the outer drum bv a bolt 7 and the end of this leg projects upwardly above the top of the outer drum as shown at 8, for a purpose hereinafterset forth. @n the other side a strap member 9 is provided which is affixed to the outer drum by bolts 10 or similar fastening7 while the inner end is bent down at 11 and engages on the inside of the inner drum 4. In' this manner the two drums are held in proper spaced relationship. lVhen the fountain is in use, particularly in cold weather,the space between the two drums should be filled with some suitable heat insulating material as shown'y at 12.

They inner` drum which contains the water is provided with a sloped bottom 13 which directs the same toward an outlet and prevents an accumulation of sediment. The inner drum has a cover 111 in the form of an Y inverted cone and a short pipe 15 is fitted therein at the apex of the cone.' A pipe 16 leads from the inn-er drum through the base 2 and outer drum 1 into position to discharge the water into a suitable receptacle as hereinafter described. A valve stem 17 provided with. a handle 18 carries a plug 19 which tits in the pipe 15 and a plug 2O which tits in the outer end of the pipe 16. rlhese plugs are so arranged that when the pipe 16 isV open the pipe 15 is closed and water will pass trom the drum into the receptacle. Then the valve stem is moved so that the plug 20 closes the pipe 16, the plug 19 will then open the short pipe 15 and allow the inner drum to-be iilled with water by pouring the same into the inverted cone top 14.

The inner wall of the drum is provided with an opening below the base 2 of a generally rectangular shape and a metal plate 21 is attached to the wall of the drum and bordersy thisl opening on threesides. This plate has inner edges bent out to form tlanges-22 and the upper edge of each flange is provided with a notch 23. rlhe lower end of the pipe 16 passes through this opening. A Asmall cup or receptacle 24- shown in Fig- Vure 5, may be supported in position to receive water issuing from the pipe 16. rl`he outer end wall 25 of this cup is inclined while the inner end wall 26 is curved form.- At the outer end the top edgeis rolled as shown at 27 and the adjacent side edges Vare rolled for a short distance as indicated at V28. A wire'29 bent to proper form is positioned within these rolled edges and at each free end has a short outwardy turn 30 and along downward extension 31. When it is desired to use this cup the inner end is passed through the opening in the base of the i out-er drum and the ends of the wire are posi- ,tioned so that the portions 30 thereof tit in the notches 23 of the plate` 21. When the cup is iilled, the outer end of the pipe 16 will be submerged forming a liquid seal. If

it is desired to empty or clean the cup, this can be done without removing the same by merely lifting on the outer end since the wire supports act as pivots and when the cup is tilted in this manner the water therein will run out of the inner end and water issuing from the pipe will clean out any sediment which may have been deposited in the cup. y

Instead of this `cup there may be used for the purpose of watering a larger number of animals or for small animals such as pigs, the'trough member 32 shown in Figure 3 either with or without the auxiliary member 33 shown in Figure 4. This trough member 32 is of generally rectangular form and tapers toward the outer end and this outer end is provided with an upwardly extending portion forming` a supporting lug 34 to which is adjusted a hook 35 on the end of a chain 36, any intermediate linlr of which may be attached to a hoolr 37' supported by the bolt 7 near the upper end of the outer drum. In this manner the trough may be held in desired position. The inner end of the trough is inserted through the opening in thebase as clearly indicated in Figurel. `Both side edges are turned over as indicated at 39.

`The auxiliary member 33 is used when it is desired to heat the water in the trough 32.

4This member'is rectangular in shape and has an open inner end, each side of which is provided with an outwardly turned flange 40, while the bottom thereof has a downwardly turned flange 41. The trough 32 fits within the member 33 and the bent Over edges 39 of the trough 32 fit outside the sides of the member 33. This member 33 is provided with notches 42 in which rests the .pin 38 carried by the trough 32 which pin also rests in the notches 23 of the plate 31 when the parts are in operative position. By reference to Figure l it will be noted that when the trough 32 and the member 33 fare both employed the flanges 40 will engage i the inside of the base of the drum 1v while the flange 4l rests against the outside there? lar heating device. It is obvious that since the troughV 32`is deeper at the inner than at the outer end the space between the two troughs will increase toward the outer end `thereof and heat which passes up into engagement with the bottom of the trough 32 will naturally pass toward the outer end of the two troughs. In this manner the water may be prevented from `freezing in cold receptacle.v

weather, while in warm weather the'trough 32 may be used without the auxiliary member 33. l

The walls of the inner drum extend upopposite the pivot bolt is provided with a` slot 47 which ts over the upwardly extending end 8 of the strap 5 and a cotter pin 48 or similar fastening device may be passed through an opening in the strap 8 outside of the cover to hold the same in closed position. In order to obtain access tothe inner drum, it is only necessary to remove this pin 48, lift that side of the cover slightly and i turn the same about the pivot 46. t When again it is desired to close the fountain, the cover will be swung to position by a reverse movement and fastened as above described.

It will be noted that all parts of the fountain proper and various :troughs can be struck up from sheetmetal and may be made in a desired form cheaply and efficiently.V It is also obvious that various detail changes may bemade without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention which is to be regarded as limited only by the scope of the appended claims. i

I claim as my invention:

l. A poultry fountain comprising inner drum below the bottom of the inner, a liquid receptacle, a plate attached to the outer wall adjacent said, opening and provided with notched ears, and means on said receptacle engaging inthe notches to support the 2. A poultry and outer drums, the walls of the outer drum extending a considerable distance below those of the inner drum to form a supfountain comprising inner port, an opening in the wall of the outer drum below the bottom of the inner, a liquid receptacle, a plate attached to the outer i wall adjacent said opening and provided with notched ears, means on said receptacle engaging in the notches to support the re f ceptacle and additional means for support- `ing the outer end of the receptacle.

3. `A poultry fountain comprising inner and outer drums, the walls of the inner drum rising ,above those of the outer, ab

strap member spacing said drums near the top thereof, a conical cover, and pivot means connecting the cover near one edge to said strap so that the cover may be swung to open position, but when closed engages the upper ends of the Walls of both drums.

4. A poultry fountain comprising inner and outer drums, means on the outer drum for detachably supporting a liquid containing trough decreasing in depth towards its outer end, an auxiliary member substantially enclosing the trough but spaced therefrom so that the space between the trough and member increases toward the outer end, and 10 means for supplying heat to said space near the inner end of the trough.

In testimony whereof, I subscribed my name.

WILLIAM J EVONS.

have hereunto 

